Derbyshire vs Indians, 3-day practice match

That end's the last practice game before the first Test which starts on July 9th. Join us for that game. Until then, take care and goodbye..

At the start of the game, both teams had agreed to bat 90 overs in the first innings and 45 in the second. Derbyshire got to 326/5, thanks to some mature batting by Godleman and Durston. In reply, India took a lead of 15 runs with Pujara and Binny both scoring 81. Indian pacers bowled well in Derbyshire's second innings and restricted them at the start but Hughes and Godleman played some aggressive shots and set a target of 142. Dhawan went cheaply for the second time in the game but Vijay and Rahane looked solid as the pair added 63 runs for the 2nd wicket. Both of them retired out on 41 and 39 respectively. Gambhir finished the formalities after Rohit and Saha failed to capitalize.

Chasing a target of 142, India lost Dhawan early for 9. Vijay has looked good for his 25 and has scored 4 boundaries. Rahane has also looked solid so far in his knock. Will the Indian batsmen get the remaining 92 runs and finish off the game or will they bat out a draw? Join us back for the final session of the practice game in a short while...

Vijay and Dhawan are at the crease. Vijay is on strike. Ben Cotton will open the attack

Derbyshire have declared. The target for India is 142 in a minimum of 45 overs. The hosts batsmen came out attacking after lunch. Even though they lost Borrington early, Godleman and Hughes accelerated to give their bowlers something to bowl at. Will the Indian batsmen go for the target or will they bat out a draw? We will find out soon....

After declaring to their overnight score of 341/6, Indian pacers came out and bowled tight line and lengths. They did not give away any loose deliveries and troubled the batsmen. Bhuvneshwar was the most impressive bowler, his figures read 6-3-5-1. Will the Derbyshire batsmen push on after lunch? We will soon find out. Join us back in a few minutes...

Ben Slater and Borrington are at the crease. Ben Slater is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack

Indian openers went early but Kohli and Pujara steadied the innings. The latter went on to score a superb 81 and got good support from Dhoni. Jadeja and Binny also spent some quality time out in the middle and helped the visitors take the lead. Ben Cotton was the most impressive Derbyshire bowler with 2 wickets. Join us tomorrow for Day 3 of the final practice game before the first Test

After Derbyshire declared at their overnight score of 326/5, Indian openers Vijay and Dhawan failed to get some runs under their belt before the first Test. Both fell cheaply for single digit scores. Since then, Kohli and Pujara have looked solid and have a put on an unbeaten partnership of 58. Kohli in particular looked very confident, scoring five boundaries. Can these two carry on the good work into the next session? Do join us in a short while...

Dhawan and Vijay are at the crease. Dhawan is on strike. Mark Turner will open the attack

Derbyshire have declared for their overnight score of 326/5.

Derbyshire batsmen make merry after they elected to bat. Slater played a patient innings and got to his fifty. Once he was out, Durston and Godleman stitched a solid 124-run stand. The former fell 5 short of a hundred. Even the young, Hosein playing his first first-class match scored a fifty. Jadeja was the most impressive Indian bowler with 2 wickets

59.4 Pankaj Singh to Godleman, FOUR, the partnership between Godleman and Durston is now 102 runs

59.3 Pankaj Singh to Godleman, no run

59.2 Pankaj Singh to Godleman, no run

59.1 Pankaj Singh to Durston, 1 run

58.6 Ashwin to Godleman, no run

58.5 Ashwin to Godleman, no run

58.4 Ashwin to Godleman, no run

58.3 Ashwin to Godleman, no run

58.2 Ashwin to Godleman, FOUR

58.1 Ashwin to Godleman, no run

57.6 Pankaj Singh to Durston, FOUR

57.5 Pankaj Singh to Durston, FOUR

57.4 Pankaj Singh to Durston, no run

57.3 Pankaj Singh to Durston, FOUR

57.2 Pankaj Singh to Durston, SIX

57.1 Pankaj Singh to Durston, 2 runs

Pankaj Singh [8.0-3-21-1] is back into the attack

56.6 Ashwin to Godleman, no run

56.5 Ashwin to Godleman, no run

56.4 Ashwin to Godleman, no run

56.3 Ashwin to Durston, 1 run

56.2 Ashwin to Durston, no run

56.1 Ashwin to Godleman, 1 run

Positive batting from Wes Durston makes this Derby's session. They scored 107 runs and lost just 2 wickets. Again, Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers in this session. Ishant proved to be expensive with figures of 9-0-41-0 which included 8 no-balls.

It has been an even session for both teams. Bhuvi and Pankaj started well as they bowled long economical spells. Ishant struggled once again with his no-ball problems. Jadeja got the breakthrough in the first over of spin introduced by Dhoni.

Ben Slater and Borrington are at the crease. Ben Slater is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack

Hello and welcome to the practice match between Derbyshire and India. It is India's last game before the Test series which starts on July 9th. Their batsmen did well in the previous game against Leicestershire. Dhoni would like to see his bowlers have a good work out as they had a poor last game.